Winsford: Men who raped and filmed woman jailed – BBC News
‘Two “sexual predators” who raped and filmed a woman in her own home in a “sickening attack” have been jailed.’
BBC News, 26th June 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Sharing deepfake intimate images to be criminalised in England and Wales – The Guardian
‘Sharing deepfake intimate images is to be criminalised in England and Wales. Amendments to the online safety bill will make it illegal to share explicit images or videos that have been digitally manipulated to look like someone else without their consent.’
The Guardian, 27th June 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
New Judgment: Commissioners for His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs v SSE Generation Ltd [2023] UKSC 17 – UKSC Blog
‘In this post, Jack Prytherch, Of Counsel in the Tax Disputes & Investigations team at CMS, comments on the Supreme Court’s decision in HMRC v SSE Generation Ltd [2023] UKSC 17, which was handed down on 17 May 2023. The issue before the Supreme Court was the extent to which SSE Generation Ltd (“SSE”) was entitled to claim capital allowances on expenditure incurred when constructing the hydro-electric power station at Glendoe, Fort Augustus in Scotland (the “Glendoe Scheme”). The CMS Tax Disputes & Investigations team was pleased to have advised SSE on this case. Counsel for SSE were Jonathan Peacock KC and Michael Ripley.’
UKSC Blog, 27th June 2023
Source: ukscblog.com
Tesco vs Lidl: Injunction issued over logo use in latest supermarket war – The Independent
‘Two UK supermarket giants are at loggerheads in London’s High Court in a war over logos.’
The Independent, 26th June 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Teenager Paris Mayo sentenced to at least 12 years for murder of newborn son – The Guardian
‘A woman has been detained for a minimum of 12 years for murdering her newborn baby when she was 15 to prevent her family discovering she had been pregnant.’
The Guardian, 26th June 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
Stephen Lawrence: How the Met Police failed to spot suspect Matthew White – BBC News
‘The most notorious racist murder in British history has never been fully solved, but everyone thinks they know who attacked Stephen Lawrence.’
BBC News, 26th June 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Guidance clarifies use of psychologist expert witnesses in Family Courts to tackle “lack of understanding” of titles and qualifications – Local Government Lawyer
‘The British Psychological Society (BPS) and the Family Justice Council (FJC) have issued guidance on the use of psychologists as expert witnesses in the Family Courts, which seeks to fix a “lack of understanding and awareness” that has seen the use of titles in the Family Court System that have “no specific meaning, nor are they protected or regulated”.’
Local Government Lawyer, 26th June 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Former police officer turned barrister jailed for raping girl 30 years ago – The Independent
‘A former police officer turned criminal defence barrister has been jailed for 16 years for the rape and indecent assault of a teenage girl more than 30 years ago.’
The Independent, 26th June 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Mark Hill KC & Simon Lee: State, Churches and Chancel Repairs – Twenty Years On – UK Constitutional Law Association
‘Twenty years ago today, on 26 June 2003, each of the five Law Lords in Aston Cantlow v Wallbank [2004] 1 AC 546 gave separate, detailed opinions on a matter at the cusp of public law and private law. Was the Parochial Church Council (PCC) of a beautiful parish church in Warwickshire responsible for the cost of necessary repairs to its fabric, or were the owners of a neighbouring farm subject to chancel repair liability? The church of St John the Baptist, Aston Cantlow, some three miles outside Stratford-upon-Avon, dated from Saxon times. In the first Elizabethan era, it is where William Shakespeare’s parents were married. In the second Elizabethan era, it attracted a judicial inquiry into the very nature of the Church of England.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 26th June 2023
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
Home Office delays have devastating effect on child asylum seekers – report – The Guardian
‘Lone child asylum seekers are facing fivefold increases in delays in having their claims processed by the Home Office, with devastating consequences, according to a new report.’
The Guardian, 27th June 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
The Reality Of Rape Trials Is Grim For Survivors – The System Must Change – Each Other
‘On Monday 19 June, the Ministry of Justice announced that it will be focusing on building trust between rape victims and the system – in order to reduce dropout rates before a trial.’
Each Other, 23rd June 2023
Source: eachother.org.uk
Ethical veganism, COVID vaccine and employment: Owen v Willow Tower – Law & Religion UK
‘Ms Owen was an employee of Willow Tower OPCO 1 Ltd, which runs residential nursing care facilities including the Sunrise home at which she worked. In 2017, she had asked to relinquish her contracted hours and asked to be placed on the “bank”, from which she could cover as many shifts as were available. She also worked for herself as a Foot Health Practitioner, often providing services to the respondent.’
Law & Religion UK, 26th June 2023
Source: lawandreligionuk.com
Stephen Lawrence inquiry should have received more from Met, IOPC found – The Guardian
‘An official investigation has concluded that Scotland Yard had information that “could and should” have been handed to the inquiry into Stephen Lawrence’s murder but failed to disclose it, the Guardian has learned.’
The Guardian, 26th June 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Countess of Wemyss and March & Anor v Simon C. Dickinson Ltd [2023] EWCA Civ 724 (23 June 2023)
Agbaje v Robert Frew Medical Company Ltd [2023] EWCA Civ 702 (23 June 2023)
Kessie-Adjei v Secretary of State for Justice [2023] EWCA Civ 720 (23 June 2023)
LLC EuroChem North-West-2 v Tecnimont SPA & Anor [2023] EWCA Civ 688 (21 June 2023)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Bonvilston Vale Ltd v Amser Building Ltd & Ors [2023] EWHC 1519 (Ch) (23 June 2023)
Lattimer v Karamanoli [2023] EWHC 1524 (Ch) (23 June 2023)
Rushmer & Ors v Central Bedfordshire Council [2023] EWHC 1341 (Ch) (23 June 2023)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Huawei Technologies (UK) Ltd & Anor v DSV Solutions Ltd [2023] EWHC 1505 (Comm) (23 June 2023)
Source: www.bailii.org
What happens after a banning order? The further adventures of Mr Rasool – Nearly Legal
‘Mohammed Rasool has featured here quite often, for getting an ASBi against him for illegal eviction, for his role in quite the bizarrest set of cases, in which he sought re-entry after alleged illegal eviction to properties he had no interest in and didn’t occupy, and for receiving a five year banning order, amongst other things. But the fall out of his track record of truly terrible landlording, and assorted criminal offences continues. Here is a new press release from Camden Council, on the outcome of their latest prosecution of Mohammed Ali Abbas Rasool and associated entities.’
Nearly Legal, 23rd June 2023
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
Wales: The Good, the Bad and the Converted – part 1 – Nearly Legal
‘Followers of the updates under Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 (“the Act”) will be well aware of many of the changes implemented in the Welsh housing law “big bang” on the 1st December 2022 (“the appointed day”), most recently written about on Nearly Legal here. My primary focus in this post focuses particularly on those developments affecting “converted contracts” – those contracts which had moved over from one of the previous tenancy regimes on the appointed day.’
Nearly Legal, 23rd June 2023
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
Bilal: The Court of Appeal Considers the Application of Bolam in Montgomery Consent Case – Ropewalk Clinical Negligence Blog
‘In the case of Montgomery v Lanarkshire Health Board [2015] AC 1430, the Supreme Court drew a distinction between a doctor’s role when considering possible investigatory or treatment options and, their advisory role in discussing with a patient any risks of injury which may be involved in any recommended treatment and possible alternatives.’
Ropewalk Clinical Negligence Blog, 14th June 2023
Source: ropewalk.co.uk
Mark Hill KC & Simon Lee: State, Churches and Chancel Repairs – Twenty Years On – UK Constitutional Law Association
‘Twenty years ago today, on 26 June 2003, each of the five Law Lords in Aston Cantlow v Wallbank [2004] 1 AC 546 gave separate, detailed opinions on a matter at the cusp of public law and private law. Was the Parochial Church Council (PCC) of a beautiful parish church in Warwickshire responsible for the cost of necessary repairs to its fabric, or were the owners of a neighbouring farm subject to chancel repair liability? The church of St John the Baptist, Aston Cantlow, some three miles outside Stratford-upon-Avon, dated from Saxon times. In the first Elizabethan era, it is where William Shakespeare’s parents were married. In the second Elizabethan era, it attracted a judicial inquiry into the very nature of the Church of England.’
UK Constitutional Law Association , 26th June 2023
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
Dispute escalation clauses: lessons from the Court of Appeal – Local Government Lawyer
‘Nick McQueen and Inam Hasan highlight important lessons to learn from a recent Court of Appeal case in the construction sector on the enforceability and effect of dispute escalation clauses.’
Local Government Lawyer, 23rd June 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Supreme Court to hear appeal of ruling that council must pay Japanese knotweed damages – Local Government Lawyer
‘The Supreme Court has granted permission to appeal the decision in Davies v Bridgend County Borough Council [2023] EWCA Civ 80, which overturned lower court rulings that found diminution in value in Japanese knotweed cases was irrecoverable economic loss and ordered the council to pay damages to a property owner.’
Local Government Lawyer, 23rd June 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
